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Wyrtch proves reading can be fun 3 0 0*-,. *>c
While many educators are
debating the reason "why
Johnny can't read," Bennett
College's Pauline Wyrtch is
attempting to do something
about the problem. During
the recent celebration of
\NationaJ Children's Book
i/eek\ she demonstrated why
evading can be fun for
c h i l d r e n at Frazier
Elementary School and the
Bennett Children's House.
T h e c h i l d r e n were
c a p t i v a.t e d by her
dramatization of Benman
Lord's book, "The Trouble
With Francis," at Frazier.
Mrs. Wyrtch, associate media
c o o r d i n a t o r for the
Instructional Media Center, at
Bennett, was invited to the
school by a 'student teacher
who recognized her acting
ability.
"1 decided that as a guest
storyteller, I could get the
story across more effectively
if I acted out the role of the
c h i e f c h a r a c t e r . " she iM#^ili
Wyrtch winds up
Bennett's Pauline Wyrtch winds' up for the pitch in her
dramatization of the popular children's book, "The Trouble
with Francis." She was the guest storyteller at Frazier
Elementary School.
Bennett symposium hosts
health professionals %
A panel of health
professionals recently
participated in a career
awareness symposium
for students at Bennett
College. The ' theme of
the activity was "Increasing
Opportunities and Options
for Women .hi Health
Professions." ,
Participants were Dr.
Barbara Jones, School of
Dentistry, Meharry Medical
College; Dr. JoAnn Carey,
School of. Veterinary
M e d i c i n e , Tuskegee
Institute; Dr. Susanrie
Tropez White, Department of
Pediatrics, Wsfke County
Hospital; Dr. George P.
Hage'r, School of Pharmacy',
University ' of North
Carolina; and Miss Nanetta
B. Lowe, -medical student,
U n iversity. of North
Carolina. •
While ;all ; of the
participants r agreed that
not be nse.d as an insurance
policy. Women in dental
school who succeed, she
added, have had the
determination to do so.
"If you want to succeed,
you must make the. decision
that it will be your success. I
don't 'want it; said : that
Barbara Jones didn't! earn 1
her degree."
Dr. Carey, an intern, at
Tuskegee's Small Amimal
Clinic, also stated that
' female veterinary • ''student's
face obstacles pf sex and if
they are black, obstacles of
1 race. "The most prominent
- issue facing the student is
• that women are too weak to
work with large animals, but
' I always respond that- even a
male vet will: have problems
. trying to lift a horse or
- "cow." **fft"••:•••'
'• She said: that of the 3600
studentts enrolled . in
v e t e r i n a r y medicine
opportunities for wdmen lif-programs, woment.-tfpresent
the "medical ' field : are^ 20 percent. Areas of
increasing they admitted employment i include- herd
that the "'"largest ' rate' " o f ' health i and production,
increase has been, in the, area private pratice, industry
of dentistry. Dr. Hager noted. 1 government, teaching, armed
that since 1968, the number of $ervices,|
women entering dental animal
school Has increased fifteen laboratory and comparative
times white .it has only fctimal medicine, enviroment
doubled in pharmacy j
schools.
Dr. Jones, an'instructor in J
wildlife
medicine,
and zoo
reserach,
and
the area of" periodontics,
offered encouragement to
women seeking to change
their careers. Having taken
some 'courses with dental
students, she discovered that
she was able, to compete and
graduate second in herclass.
Dr. Jones said women in
medical school are still
subjected to myths and
stereotypes. In spite of these
obstacles, she asserted, out
of 9,724 students applying""
to dental school in 1978,
3,112 were women. Of that
number, black women
accounted for 361.
She warned students" at
Bennett that "your sex must
(health; programs^
Jero-space medicine.
• Susanne: Tropez .White, a
former • Bennett student,
discussed the woman who
attempts to mix marriage
and a medical career. Having
married in the senior year of
h e r —j} n d e r g r a d u a te
•experience, she bad her first |
child while in medical shool
and another while serving on
the pediatrics staff at Wake
County Hospital in Raleigh,
N.C. ; (L
"You can have a
medical career and family,)
but the important thing is to
marry a man who
understands what it means
_ for you to have a medical
career."
Having completed
explained. "In this day of
television, our children have
become used to action, sight,
and sound."
To i11 u s t r a t e the
importance of books, she
f i r s t appe ared before
the children in full academic
attire. "Having explained to
the children what the cap
and gown signified. I
attempted-"to' impress upon
them the importance of
.reading and acquiring as
much education/as possible."
For 'the preschoolers at
the Children's House, Mrs.
Wytrch introduced them to
"Willie the "Worm"' and "The
Magic Carpet." She notes
that these creations show the
importance of learning for
younger children through
interesting story telling. She
also stresses the importance
of making pre-schoolers
aware of such things as
p l a n n i n g and eating
wholesome foods. "The
world of reading opens, so
many new doors for our
children that we should try
all kinds of methods to get
their attention."
study at the - School of
i Medicine- at the University
of North Carolina in 1975,
Dr. White is the only black
and female on"*the teaching
staff at the school's hospital.
She is also pursuing a
graduate degree in maternal
health.
Dr. White urged the
students at Bennett to
explore the different
methods of financing their
medical school education
offered by-, the state and
federal government, as well
as programs provided by the
schools.
Another panelist, Miss
Nanetta B. Lowe, also
graduated- from Bennett and
is a i third-year "medical
student at UNC. She noted
that her involvement in
undergraduate^ research
projects and the opportunity
to i work with faculty
researchers enhanced her
college experience. She was .
also active in student affairs
arm a member of the college
basketball team.
A native of Kernersville,
Nanetta is one of three
sisters to attend Bennett.
She achnowledged that a
medical student must be
willing to spend extra hours
studying and must be
determined to succeed prior
to entering medical school.
The first two years of
professional study, she said,
are book learning and
lecturers. "You will get out
of the experience what you
put into it regardless of
where you attended
undergraduate school."
Black College
Report
Condolences to the Bennett
College family, Greensboro,
N . C , in the loss of their alum­na
Saundra Smith.
Ms. Smith, who headed
Bennett's Student Govern­m
e n t - A s s o c i a t i o n from
1972-73, was the only black
killed in the recent confronta­tion
between the Ku Klux Klan
and anti-Klan marchers in that
city.
^ Grants distributed b-?
Bennett College. Greensboro College
and Guilford College have received
grants totaling $4,554 from the Sears.
Roebuck Foundation. IIIS] ?D
The three local colleges are among
more than 1.000 private colleges and uni­versities
across the nation that will share
in $1.5 million in foundation grants this
year.
• The money can be used without re­striction
by those designated for the
grants. .
' A g g i e Women In Action^
IZ\ A&T's women are co-hosting a two-
'Tfday doubleheader with Bennett today
*-" and Saturday against S.C. State and Ben­edict
College. '/I I I KD
The Aggies play S.C. State tonight and
Benedict tomorrow, switching foes "with
Bennett. A
A
Fashi
By PATSY DANIELS'
Observer Staff Writer
The real fashion show was in
the crowd; not on the stage.
At least, that's how it seemed
when Mona Butler flashed, liter­ally
flashed her $niu shoes.
• "They've got batteries in the
heels," Mrs. Butler, 28, said,
holding up a. foot while tins
lights winked rapidly.
"I have to recharge 'em every
night — they're great on a disco
dance floor and if you're walking
around in the dark, she said,
"they help you see where you're
going."
• Mrs. Butler, a home economics
teacher at Ashbrook High School
in Gastonia, who brought 19 stu­dents
to the Ebony Fashion Fair
Sunday night at the Charlotte
Civic. Center, said she hoped the
show would bring her sense of
fashion up to date.
"I've been to six Ebony shows
now," said Mrs. Butler, tucking a
strand of hair inside a red sequin
cap. "I design and make all my
clothes and get lots of ideas from
the showA.* :
The Delta Zeta Chapter of
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority sponsored
the Fashion Fair in Charlotte, one
of 165 cities It. will tour this
year. The show here raises
money for local charities like the
United Negro College Fundi
YMCA, YWCA and Big Brothers
and Big Sisters.
And front start to' finish, the
models were not the only ones
putting on a show. While they j
swished and swirled to subdued
rhythms of the fair's jazz ensem-ble,
1,500 audience members, in ]
feathers, furs and rhinestones,
stole glances at their neighbors
to see who was sporting the
most dazzling outfit.
"Man, I've been loving clothes
a long time now," said Albert
Allan as he hooked his thumbs in
the vest of a grey flannel suit.
"I've been shining my shoes
and decking out since I was 12."
Allan, a. CPCC student, said he
has always wanted to be a
model. "I used . to stay ' away
from modeling because I was* ~
afraid of the gays," he said.
"But I can't stay away from i t .:
any'longer because up there," b s*
MM Were 0n Stage And Off
towards
want to
said, jerking his head
the stage, "is where I
be."
Shayla Simpson, the fashion
commentator, purred into the mi­crophone
for,more than 90 min­utes,
unreeling information about
the newest trends.
• "Women, this year you've got »•
to be skinny and wear your
clothes fight as a second skin,"
she said. '
Male models were less daring.
Strutting out in conservative
black and grey tweeds, warsteq]
wool and cashmere. JI
The show, "Color Explosion,^,
was dominated by women in sat'
ins, silks, leathers and furs oe
electric yellows, blues, reds an^
greens. n
"Colors are not meant t^j
match," said Ms. Simpson as J.
model in a magenta mohair coat]
blue kidskin jacket and multico.,
lored -Ugh heeled shoes spur
across the stage. „
'This season colors are mear
to complement," she whispere,
seductively into the microphone^'
"The thing I like most abou
the,.show...... is the women
said Eddie Ward as he watched-,,.
model in tight snakeskin slact0
slither by.
Ward, wearing a three-pieu..
kelly green velvet suit he'd gc,0
ten from Mr. G's, the clothhkf
shop he owns and manages -
118 W. Trade, said he came '"
the show for'an update on styleg.
More than 100 designers -'d
^American, British, French at^
'Italian — _• included names lit,.
Yves St. Laurent, Botany 50
Pierre Cardin and Damici. s
As the show progressed, th.
styles became more flashy ans
revealing. Models stolled oi
with saucy looks', short hot-re
jersey dresses and blaok hosd
. . . "That's right," said M.<8
Simpson, "the miniskirt is back.'
As people left the auditoriun--
they seemed excited by the show.
and sorry the night was over. J
' T S e r e ' s nothing I like better-,,
than dressing up and I wish I
could •'-do it more often," caM*
Mona Butler.
"But tomorrow, it's back
work and civilian clothes."-
Bennett Student Enjoys Work At
0?£ ' / £/ 0-0/ if 'Cftr-C 11 £jp Tl rKjbp
Communications Center For Deaf
Greensboro, N.C. —'
**|iearning-by-doirjg'' is
one of the best experi­ences
colleges students
receive in preparing for
career in their chosen
fields. Pamela Allen, a
senior at Bennett Col­lege,
is particularly ex­cited
about her field
studies experience at the
Guilford County Com­munications
Center for
the Deaf.
Pursuing studies in
the area of Social Wel­fare,
her responsibilities
involve making home
visitations to the deaf,
interpreting information
to them and transporting
them to various appoint-,
ments. She has also
learned to work with the
teletypes and other
modern communications
systems designed to aid
the deaf.
Pamela recognized the
need for the general
public to broaden its
understanding of the
needs of the deaf popula­tion.
"Life for these
people can be improved
if other people would
acquire ways of corn-success
of her field
studies experience to her
assignment supervisor at
the Center, Ms. Marcy
Maury and Mrs. Delcine
Townes, director of the
Field Studies at Bennett.
Pam Allen
municating with the deaf
in their business and
service dealings in order
to prevent misunder­standings.
V.
The daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. • Thomas D.
Allen of 1635 Cadiz
Street in Burlington,
N . C , Pamela hopes to
continue her studies in
the field of social wel­fare.
She attributes the
to
•* WO-e»» • /??&
The "Spectator's Sport Suit" in suede (left) is by
Italian designer Mario Valentino. Mona Butler of
Gastonia (above) wore her battery-powered flashing
disco shoes to the Ebony show. Evening dress (right)
is by New York designer Koos van den Akker.
1
Jfc? ' The Gree^boro Record, Thurs., Jan. 3,1980 A 1 3
Bennett College gets funds
| BLACK COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES ATTEND SESSION - Representatives from several of the black
colleges and universities'were invited by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to participate in Project CROP (College
Recruitment of Outstanding Pupils) for the opportunity to talk to high school-juniors and seniors aboutihejr
college programs, offerings and opportunities available with plans of college after high school graduation.
Pictured above are representatives present: Gregory Sllgh and Graham Venable, St: Augustine's College;
Patricia Brown, Shaw University; W. H. Bailey, Michael Simmons and Gwendolyn Highsmith, AST Stale
University; Denver Wright, Benedict College; Debra Benbow, Winston-Salem State University; Celestirie
Wilson, Bennett College; Helga Byrd, Norfolk State; Joseph Samson. Morehouse College; Carolyn Free,
South Carolina State; and Prince Macon, Hampton Institute. (See story)
R.J Reynolds Industries Inc. has des­ignated
Bennett College to receive
$38,871 In general and capital contribu­tions
through the United Negro College
Fund.
Undo' the funding program, the col­lege
received a general contribution of
r
$5,553 in 1979. In addition, the college
will receive a capital contribution of
$33,318 paid In three equal installments.
The funds are part of a recently an­nounced
$350,000 commitment by Reyn­olds'.
Industries to the United Negro
College Fund through 1981.
7 D a / l y ft&**f>
Hughes-Raines '$$~fj. jp.jao/7? &Y
BENNETT COLLEGE HAS PARENTS' SEMINAR
GREENSBORO — Although Bennett College will not start the fall term until >
late August, a portion of the freshman class are getting a headstart. They are
participating in one of two sessions of the Pre-Freshman Advancement In­stitute.
Pictured on the campus are Dr. Isaac H.Miller, president of Bennett
College, and Mrs. Miller, right, as they chat 'with visiting parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Bell of Washington, D.Ot The Bells participated in the seminar
for parents of incoming freshmen. (Photo by Davis)
Page 4 N.C. Christian Advocate /
. Carol Yvonne Hughes married
Clarence Milton Raines of Reid
Street Christmas Day at Provi­dence
Baptist Church. The bride's
parents, Dr and Mrs. Walter J.
Hughes Jr., received at their
South Benbow Road home.
The bridegroom, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roosevelt Raines of Ard-more
Drive, graduated from Dud­ley
High* School, where he was
student body president and at-
7i
tends A&T State University. He is
employed by Olympic Products,
Pleasant Garden, and serves as a
sergeant in the N.C. National
Guard.
A graduate of Page High School
and Bennett College, the bride is
office manager with Carlyle Jew­elers.
"Her sister, Deborah Jones, and
Raines's father attended the cou­ple.
Reynolds Grams Go,
To Bennett College
Bennett College is slated to receive $38,871 in gen­eral
and capital contributions from R.J. Reynolds Inc.
of Winston-Salem.
Bennett College president Isaac H. Miller Jr. said
the gift will enable the college to make needed capital
improvements. The college will receive $5,553 in gener­al
funds. The $33,318 capital grant will be paid in three
installments during the coming year.
The money will be paid through the United Negro
College Fund. _js<£.
Meredith rA
Andrea Dixon
points as . ..
College's women defeat­ed
Meredith 53-40 Tues­day
night. JJM*?
Jane Campbell, with
12 and Alisa Robertson,
Bradley ". Jones «• Simmons 5
™iM6DllM-{!C."«Pbe« " • " *
ertton 10. Tdrner*. Sewver 6. FUn.
agan 4.
Hattlime
\_Rjcords
Bennett 36-33
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Wyrtch proves reading can be fun 3 0 0*-,. *>c
While many educators are
debating the reason "why
Johnny can't read," Bennett
College's Pauline Wyrtch is
attempting to do something
about the problem. During
the recent celebration of
\NationaJ Children's Book
i/eek\ she demonstrated why
evading can be fun for
c h i l d r e n at Frazier
Elementary School and the
Bennett Children's House.
T h e c h i l d r e n were
c a p t i v a.t e d by her
dramatization of Benman
Lord's book, "The Trouble
With Francis," at Frazier.
Mrs. Wyrtch, associate media
c o o r d i n a t o r for the
Instructional Media Center, at
Bennett, was invited to the
school by a 'student teacher
who recognized her acting
ability.
"1 decided that as a guest
storyteller, I could get the
story across more effectively
if I acted out the role of the
c h i e f c h a r a c t e r . " she iM#^ili
Wyrtch winds up
Bennett's Pauline Wyrtch winds' up for the pitch in her
dramatization of the popular children's book, "The Trouble
with Francis." She was the guest storyteller at Frazier
Elementary School.
Bennett symposium hosts
health professionals %
A panel of health
professionals recently
participated in a career
awareness symposium
for students at Bennett
College. The ' theme of
the activity was "Increasing
Opportunities and Options
for Women .hi Health
Professions." ,
Participants were Dr.
Barbara Jones, School of
Dentistry, Meharry Medical
College; Dr. JoAnn Carey,
School of. Veterinary
M e d i c i n e , Tuskegee
Institute; Dr. Susanrie
Tropez White, Department of
Pediatrics, Wsfke County
Hospital; Dr. George P.
Hage'r, School of Pharmacy',
University ' of North
Carolina; and Miss Nanetta
B. Lowe, -medical student,
U n iversity. of North
Carolina. •
While ;all ; of the
participants r agreed that
not be nse.d as an insurance
policy. Women in dental
school who succeed, she
added, have had the
determination to do so.
"If you want to succeed,
you must make the. decision
that it will be your success. I
don't 'want it; said : that
Barbara Jones didn't! earn 1
her degree."
Dr. Carey, an intern, at
Tuskegee's Small Amimal
Clinic, also stated that
' female veterinary • ''student's
face obstacles pf sex and if
they are black, obstacles of
1 race. "The most prominent
- issue facing the student is
• that women are too weak to
work with large animals, but
' I always respond that- even a
male vet will: have problems
. trying to lift a horse or
- "cow." **fft"••:•••'
'• She said: that of the 3600
studentts enrolled . in
v e t e r i n a r y medicine
opportunities for wdmen lif-programs, woment.-tfpresent
the "medical ' field : are^ 20 percent. Areas of
increasing they admitted employment i include- herd
that the "'"largest ' rate' " o f ' health i and production,
increase has been, in the, area private pratice, industry
of dentistry. Dr. Hager noted. 1 government, teaching, armed
that since 1968, the number of $ervices,|
women entering dental animal
school Has increased fifteen laboratory and comparative
times white .it has only fctimal medicine, enviroment
doubled in pharmacy j
schools.
Dr. Jones, an'instructor in J
wildlife
medicine,
and zoo
reserach,
and
the area of" periodontics,
offered encouragement to
women seeking to change
their careers. Having taken
some 'courses with dental
students, she discovered that
she was able, to compete and
graduate second in herclass.
Dr. Jones said women in
medical school are still
subjected to myths and
stereotypes. In spite of these
obstacles, she asserted, out
of 9,724 students applying""
to dental school in 1978,
3,112 were women. Of that
number, black women
accounted for 361.
She warned students" at
Bennett that "your sex must
(health; programs^
Jero-space medicine.
• Susanne: Tropez .White, a
former • Bennett student,
discussed the woman who
attempts to mix marriage
and a medical career. Having
married in the senior year of
h e r —j} n d e r g r a d u a te
•experience, she bad her first |
child while in medical shool
and another while serving on
the pediatrics staff at Wake
County Hospital in Raleigh,
N.C. ; (L
"You can have a
medical career and family,)
but the important thing is to
marry a man who
understands what it means
_ for you to have a medical
career."
Having completed
explained. "In this day of
television, our children have
become used to action, sight,
and sound."
To i11 u s t r a t e the
importance of books, she
f i r s t appe ared before
the children in full academic
attire. "Having explained to
the children what the cap
and gown signified. I
attempted-"to' impress upon
them the importance of
.reading and acquiring as
much education/as possible."
For 'the preschoolers at
the Children's House, Mrs.
Wytrch introduced them to
"Willie the "Worm"' and "The
Magic Carpet." She notes
that these creations show the
importance of learning for
younger children through
interesting story telling. She
also stresses the importance
of making pre-schoolers
aware of such things as
p l a n n i n g and eating
wholesome foods. "The
world of reading opens, so
many new doors for our
children that we should try
all kinds of methods to get
their attention."
study at the - School of
i Medicine- at the University
of North Carolina in 1975,
Dr. White is the only black
and female on"*the teaching
staff at the school's hospital.
She is also pursuing a
graduate degree in maternal
health.
Dr. White urged the
students at Bennett to
explore the different
methods of financing their
medical school education
offered by-, the state and
federal government, as well
as programs provided by the
schools.
Another panelist, Miss
Nanetta B. Lowe, also
graduated- from Bennett and
is a i third-year "medical
student at UNC. She noted
that her involvement in
undergraduate^ research
projects and the opportunity
to i work with faculty
researchers enhanced her
college experience. She was .
also active in student affairs
arm a member of the college
basketball team.
A native of Kernersville,
Nanetta is one of three
sisters to attend Bennett.
She achnowledged that a
medical student must be
willing to spend extra hours
studying and must be
determined to succeed prior
to entering medical school.
The first two years of
professional study, she said,
are book learning and
lecturers. "You will get out
of the experience what you
put into it regardless of
where you attended
undergraduate school."
Black College
Report
Condolences to the Bennett
College family, Greensboro,
N . C , in the loss of their alum­na
Saundra Smith.
Ms. Smith, who headed
Bennett's Student Govern­m
e n t - A s s o c i a t i o n from
1972-73, was the only black
killed in the recent confronta­tion
between the Ku Klux Klan
and anti-Klan marchers in that
city.
^ Grants distributed b-?
Bennett College. Greensboro College
and Guilford College have received
grants totaling $4,554 from the Sears.
Roebuck Foundation. IIIS] ?D
The three local colleges are among
more than 1.000 private colleges and uni­versities
across the nation that will share
in $1.5 million in foundation grants this
year.
• The money can be used without re­striction
by those designated for the
grants. .
' A g g i e Women In Action^
IZ\ A&T's women are co-hosting a two-
'Tfday doubleheader with Bennett today
*-" and Saturday against S.C. State and Ben­edict
College. '/I I I KD
The Aggies play S.C. State tonight and
Benedict tomorrow, switching foes "with
Bennett. A
A
Fashi
By PATSY DANIELS'
Observer Staff Writer
The real fashion show was in
the crowd; not on the stage.
At least, that's how it seemed
when Mona Butler flashed, liter­ally
flashed her $niu shoes.
• "They've got batteries in the
heels," Mrs. Butler, 28, said,
holding up a. foot while tins
lights winked rapidly.
"I have to recharge 'em every
night — they're great on a disco
dance floor and if you're walking
around in the dark, she said,
"they help you see where you're
going."
• Mrs. Butler, a home economics
teacher at Ashbrook High School
in Gastonia, who brought 19 stu­dents
to the Ebony Fashion Fair
Sunday night at the Charlotte
Civic. Center, said she hoped the
show would bring her sense of
fashion up to date.
"I've been to six Ebony shows
now," said Mrs. Butler, tucking a
strand of hair inside a red sequin
cap. "I design and make all my
clothes and get lots of ideas from
the showA.* :
The Delta Zeta Chapter of
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority sponsored
the Fashion Fair in Charlotte, one
of 165 cities It. will tour this
year. The show here raises
money for local charities like the
United Negro College Fundi
YMCA, YWCA and Big Brothers
and Big Sisters.
And front start to' finish, the
models were not the only ones
putting on a show. While they j
swished and swirled to subdued
rhythms of the fair's jazz ensem-ble,
1,500 audience members, in ]
feathers, furs and rhinestones,
stole glances at their neighbors
to see who was sporting the
most dazzling outfit.
"Man, I've been loving clothes
a long time now," said Albert
Allan as he hooked his thumbs in
the vest of a grey flannel suit.
"I've been shining my shoes
and decking out since I was 12."
Allan, a. CPCC student, said he
has always wanted to be a
model. "I used . to stay ' away
from modeling because I was* ~
afraid of the gays," he said.
"But I can't stay away from i t .:
any'longer because up there," b s*
MM Were 0n Stage And Off
towards
want to
said, jerking his head
the stage, "is where I
be."
Shayla Simpson, the fashion
commentator, purred into the mi­crophone
for,more than 90 min­utes,
unreeling information about
the newest trends.
• "Women, this year you've got »•
to be skinny and wear your
clothes fight as a second skin,"
she said. '
Male models were less daring.
Strutting out in conservative
black and grey tweeds, warsteq]
wool and cashmere. JI
The show, "Color Explosion,^,
was dominated by women in sat'
ins, silks, leathers and furs oe
electric yellows, blues, reds an^
greens. n
"Colors are not meant t^j
match," said Ms. Simpson as J.
model in a magenta mohair coat]
blue kidskin jacket and multico.,
lored -Ugh heeled shoes spur
across the stage. „
'This season colors are mear
to complement," she whispere,
seductively into the microphone^'
"The thing I like most abou
the,.show...... is the women
said Eddie Ward as he watched-,,.
model in tight snakeskin slact0
slither by.
Ward, wearing a three-pieu..
kelly green velvet suit he'd gc,0
ten from Mr. G's, the clothhkf
shop he owns and manages -
118 W. Trade, said he came '"
the show for'an update on styleg.
More than 100 designers -'d
^American, British, French at^
'Italian — _• included names lit,.
Yves St. Laurent, Botany 50
Pierre Cardin and Damici. s
As the show progressed, th.
styles became more flashy ans
revealing. Models stolled oi
with saucy looks', short hot-re
jersey dresses and blaok hosd
. . . "That's right," said M.<8
Simpson, "the miniskirt is back.'
As people left the auditoriun--
they seemed excited by the show.
and sorry the night was over. J
' T S e r e ' s nothing I like better-,,
than dressing up and I wish I
could •'-do it more often," caM*
Mona Butler.
"But tomorrow, it's back
work and civilian clothes."-
Bennett Student Enjoys Work At
0?£ ' / £/ 0-0/ if 'Cftr-C 11 £jp Tl rKjbp
Communications Center For Deaf
Greensboro, N.C. —'
**|iearning-by-doirjg'' is
one of the best experi­ences
colleges students
receive in preparing for
career in their chosen
fields. Pamela Allen, a
senior at Bennett Col­lege,
is particularly ex­cited
about her field
studies experience at the
Guilford County Com­munications
Center for
the Deaf.
Pursuing studies in
the area of Social Wel­fare,
her responsibilities
involve making home
visitations to the deaf,
interpreting information
to them and transporting
them to various appoint-,
ments. She has also
learned to work with the
teletypes and other
modern communications
systems designed to aid
the deaf.
Pamela recognized the
need for the general
public to broaden its
understanding of the
needs of the deaf popula­tion.
"Life for these
people can be improved
if other people would
acquire ways of corn-success
of her field
studies experience to her
assignment supervisor at
the Center, Ms. Marcy
Maury and Mrs. Delcine
Townes, director of the
Field Studies at Bennett.
Pam Allen
municating with the deaf
in their business and
service dealings in order
to prevent misunder­standings.
V.
The daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. • Thomas D.
Allen of 1635 Cadiz
Street in Burlington,
N . C , Pamela hopes to
continue her studies in
the field of social wel­fare.
She attributes the
to
•* WO-e»» • /??&
The "Spectator's Sport Suit" in suede (left) is by
Italian designer Mario Valentino. Mona Butler of
Gastonia (above) wore her battery-powered flashing
disco shoes to the Ebony show. Evening dress (right)
is by New York designer Koos van den Akker.
1
Jfc? ' The Gree^boro Record, Thurs., Jan. 3,1980 A 1 3
Bennett College gets funds
| BLACK COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES ATTEND SESSION - Representatives from several of the black
colleges and universities'were invited by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to participate in Project CROP (College
Recruitment of Outstanding Pupils) for the opportunity to talk to high school-juniors and seniors aboutihejr
college programs, offerings and opportunities available with plans of college after high school graduation.
Pictured above are representatives present: Gregory Sllgh and Graham Venable, St: Augustine's College;
Patricia Brown, Shaw University; W. H. Bailey, Michael Simmons and Gwendolyn Highsmith, AST Stale
University; Denver Wright, Benedict College; Debra Benbow, Winston-Salem State University; Celestirie
Wilson, Bennett College; Helga Byrd, Norfolk State; Joseph Samson. Morehouse College; Carolyn Free,
South Carolina State; and Prince Macon, Hampton Institute. (See story)
R.J Reynolds Industries Inc. has des­ignated
Bennett College to receive
$38,871 In general and capital contribu­tions
through the United Negro College
Fund.
Undo' the funding program, the col­lege
received a general contribution of
r
$5,553 in 1979. In addition, the college
will receive a capital contribution of
$33,318 paid In three equal installments.
The funds are part of a recently an­nounced
$350,000 commitment by Reyn­olds'.
Industries to the United Negro
College Fund through 1981.
7 D a / l y ft&**f>
Hughes-Raines '$$~fj. jp.jao/7? &Y
BENNETT COLLEGE HAS PARENTS' SEMINAR
GREENSBORO — Although Bennett College will not start the fall term until >
late August, a portion of the freshman class are getting a headstart. They are
participating in one of two sessions of the Pre-Freshman Advancement In­stitute.
Pictured on the campus are Dr. Isaac H.Miller, president of Bennett
College, and Mrs. Miller, right, as they chat 'with visiting parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Bell of Washington, D.Ot The Bells participated in the seminar
for parents of incoming freshmen. (Photo by Davis)
Page 4 N.C. Christian Advocate /
. Carol Yvonne Hughes married
Clarence Milton Raines of Reid
Street Christmas Day at Provi­dence
Baptist Church. The bride's
parents, Dr and Mrs. Walter J.
Hughes Jr., received at their
South Benbow Road home.
The bridegroom, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roosevelt Raines of Ard-more
Drive, graduated from Dud­ley
High* School, where he was
student body president and at-
7i
tends A&T State University. He is
employed by Olympic Products,
Pleasant Garden, and serves as a
sergeant in the N.C. National
Guard.
A graduate of Page High School
and Bennett College, the bride is
office manager with Carlyle Jew­elers.
"Her sister, Deborah Jones, and
Raines's father attended the cou­ple.
Reynolds Grams Go,
To Bennett College
Bennett College is slated to receive $38,871 in gen­eral
and capital contributions from R.J. Reynolds Inc.
of Winston-Salem.
Bennett College president Isaac H. Miller Jr. said
the gift will enable the college to make needed capital
improvements. The college will receive $5,553 in gener­al
funds. The $33,318 capital grant will be paid in three
installments during the coming year.
The money will be paid through the United Negro
College Fund. _js